Fig. 1.

2D visualization of the space distortion effect. Red arrows indicate offsetting of points in the lens effect. The grid in (a) shows the effect of the lens on originally straight lines, which are bent but remain continuous. The schematic human body shown in (b) is adapted along the same logic in (c). Here, the lens effect results in the body appearing more corpulent, but the contact between the hand and the hip is preserved. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)